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Publishing hierarchy

Publisher

Caters to the business side of things and executives often feard by editorial staffers

editor-in-chief

the top dog, editorially speaking. Sets overall content strategy, written eloquent editors letters, makes appearances sometimes writing features at small publications there more hand-on with articles.

Executive editor

one rung below the editor-in-chief often tends to more day-to-day matters

Managing editor

add some publications there editorially hand on and may edit, write and looked at queries at others they focus more on managing staff and overseeing production schedules

Senior editor

a high-level employee who often edits and writes more likely to handle more robust content such as feature articles

Associate editor

a step above an assistant editor may write edit or do clerical work more likely to handle front of the book content and columns

Assistant editor

one step below and associate editor may write, edit or do clerical work more likely to handle front of the book content

Copyeditor

responsible for catching errors and style inconsistencies that the editor misses

Research Assistant and similar titles found in mastheads a luxury staff at small publications wish they had

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